You Know You're An Old D.J. when...

GlenBrannon1 · Post by **GlenBrannon1** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:45 am

No, had the trusty LP. Everythime I here that song, as well as "Stairway to Heaven "and "Hotel California", it must be break time for the jock

PolishBear · Post by **PolishBear** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:47 am

AAAaaagh!!! CUE BURN!!!
(runs screaming down the hall)

Seems like the worst cue burn was on WTBZ's copy of "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins. Stallings may be able to back me up on this.

And then there were those rare 45rpm records that were pressed so off-center that you had to align them on the turntable WITHOUT the adapter, otherwise the pitch would go UP and DOWN ...

Anyone ever do that?

Dave Loudin · Post by **Dave Loudin** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:11 am

Yes, if the turntable allowed it. Remember that some platters have the 45 spindle built-in.

When I committed the music I have on 45s to digital format, I checked the centering of the grooves each time.

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:45 am

One of our older jocks would adjust the pitch control on the record up or down depending on how much time he needed to backtime into news into the top of the hour.

BTW, speaking of old farts.....does anyone still remember when humans had to backtime? Oh wait, I'll still do on a daily basis.

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:18 am

daveinthemorning wrote:BTW, speaking of old farts.....does anyone still remember when humans had to backtime? Oh wait, I'll still do on a daily basis.

<cough>

Some of us were masters of the art.